Bought three of these years ago when skiing, and buying more after son lost his. Fantastic hats! The face guard folds up into the hat and its not noticable when you don't need it. But VERY handy to have in the bitter wind when you want the face protection, like for winter sports. Unless your head is huge, consider getting the S/M, its a bit snug on an adult head like mine, but being snug is good. :)